Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

Li Yu'er and his friends arrived at Nongchao Tower. It was not yet time for breakfast, so they went directly to the back door.

A clerk went to the front hall to notify, and soon the money display cabinet arrived.

"You guys are here quite early!" Shopkeeper Qian greeted them cheerfully.

Li Yuer smiled and responded, "I came to wish you a happy new year!"

"That's great! Thanks for your good words. Our Nongchao Lou will have booming business this year!"

Big Head and House Sparrow on the side were extremely nervous, just like Old Man Li and his companions when they first entered the teahouse.

In the past, they always wore tattered clothes and waited in the alley behind the teahouse to beg for food. They never dared to dream that one day they would be able to wear brand new cotton-padded clothes and stand in the No. 1 restaurant in Xinpu Town, face to face with people like Qian Zhangui.

After exchanging greetings, Li Yuer asked Li Laosan and others to move the wicker box and oil lamp to the designated location according to Manager Qian's instructions.

It is a warehouse in the backyard of Nongchao Building, which stores a lot of food ingredients and restaurant utensils.

Li Yuer said, "Uncle Qian, please have someone come and check it out."

Shopkeeper Qian is not pretentious. It is basic professional ethics and respect for each other for businessmen to inspect the goods and count the money in person.

Manager Qian called Lai Fu over directly. Lai Fu took off his waiter's clothes, put on a long gown, and followed the accountant to learn how to do accounts.

When he saw Li Yuer and the others, Lai Fu greeted them happily. If it weren't for the opportunity provided by the Li family, he would still be working as a waiter in the front hall.

However, Lai Fu did not let up and carefully checked the quality of each oil lamp.

About a quarter of an hour later, Lai Fu reported to Shopkeeper Qian: "Shopkeeper, I checked it carefully and there is no problem."

"Okay! Yu Baoer is still as prudent as ever in doing things." After saying that, Manager Qian ordered Lai Fu to go to the accounting office to withdraw thirty taels of silver. After consulting Li Yuer, he got four silver ingots of five taels each, and the rest were loose change and copper coins for easy spending.

Li Yuer handed a can of whale oil to Shopkeeper Qian and said, "Uncle Qian, this is whale oil, specially distributed for special whale oil lamps."

Shopkeeper Qian took the whale oil, held it in his arms, and said, "This whale oil is a good thing. After the whale oil you gave me ran out, I changed to ordinary lamp oil, which is far inferior to this."

Shopkeeper Qian made up his mind to keep all the whale oil for the whale tasting banquet. By then, the whole hall would be bright and beautiful, which would surely open the eyes of those dignitaries. By then, he would not have to worry about those dignitaries being dissatisfied. If they were satisfied, the next things would be easy.

As the year was coming to an end, there was a lot of work to do in Nongchao Tower. After finishing his work, Li Yuer left without disturbing Manager Qian.

After receiving a large sum of money, Li Erlang said excitedly: "Where are we going now?"

Li Laosan saw that Datou and the other two were falling behind and shouted, "What are you two doing? Hurry up and catch up."

Jia Que'er and Da Tou hurriedly trotted to catch up. Jia Que'er walked to the side of Li Lao San and said with tears in his eyes: "Third brother, we brothers are really impressed by you this time. You actually led us brothers to do big business. In the future, in the future..." As he said this, Jia Que'er choked up and said, "In the future, if Third brother does bigger business, please don't abandon us brothers, even if you just let us serve tea and water, or massage your shoulders and backs."

Datou also looked at Li Laosan with expectation.

This made Li Laosan feel a little uncomfortable. He felt happy but also a little awkward.

This business was not started by him. It was the idea of ​​the clever girl Li Yuer. She was also the first one to establish contact with Nongchaolou.

Li Laosan didn't know what to say for a moment.

Li Yuer ran over with her twin buns swinging, jokingly saying, "Don't worry, my uncle is a man who values ​​righteousness the most. Don't forget, my uncle's name is Li Fuyi. People with this name will never forget their first good friend. If you follow him and work hard, he will definitely not treat you unfairly, don't you, uncle?"

Li Laosan was suddenly touched, but with so many people around, he suppressed his emotions, nodded heavily, and said "Yeah!"

"Great!" Jia Que'er jumped up happily, put his arm around Datou's shoulders, and said happily: "We will follow Third Brother from now on!"

He then said, "Third brother, what should we do next?"

Li Laosan didn't know what to do next. At this time, Datou said, "Brother San, I don't know what Laizi and Shitou have been doing at home these days. I miss them a lot after not seeing them for a few days."

Speaking of Laizi and Shitou, Li Laosan was also very worried about them. They had never believed in him since the "human trafficker" incident.

It’s just that I’ve been busy at home these days and haven’t had time to contact them.

Li Laosan suggested: "How about we buy some things and go to their house to see them?"

"Okay!" House Sparrow and Big Head raised their hands in agreement.

Li Erlang didn't know Li Laosan's brothers, so he wasn't interested and said, "How about we go separately? I'll go with Yu Baoer."

Li Laosan was a little hesitant. He had just joined Li Yuer's secret gang not long ago. He didn't contribute last time and didn't participate in the first money distribution. Now he didn't have a penny.

Li Yuer seemed to have guessed the other party's difficulties. He took out five taels of silver and some copper coins from his pocket and said, "Uncle San, since we have to act separately, you can take your share of the silver. If there is more or less, we can settle it behind closed doors later, okay?"

Li Laosan was really touched at this moment. His niece was really like what was described in the opera: she had a heart and a mind. No wonder everyone in the family liked her.

He took the silver, nodded, and said, "Okay! Of course not."

Li Yuer leaned close to his ear and said, "Brother, let's settle accounts clearly."

Li Laosan nodded and whispered, "I understand."

Perhaps he did not understand this principle before, but as the Li family experienced some ups and downs recently, he gradually began to understand some principles of life.

Knowing some of the words passed down by the elderly is really useful and can help you avoid many detours in your life.

After watching Li Laosan and his companions leave, Li Yuer and his sister decided to go shopping.

Li Yuer could see that her brother was definitely an expert at shopping, and he was the kind of person who would never compromise himself if he could afford to enjoy life.

Li Yuer said, "Let's go and deliver the whale bones to Zhangji Wood Shop first before we go shopping."

Only then did Li Erlang remember that he still had a whale bone on his back.

The two men came to Zhang's in the east of the city. As the year was coming to an end, fewer people were making large pieces of furniture, so Zhang the Woodman took on fewer jobs. When they entered the store, Zhang the Woodman was fiddling with a stick with a fork.

When she got closer, Li Yuer realized that it was the crutch she had custom-made.

As soon as he saw Li Yu'er, Mu Ren Zhang said, "Girl, come and take a look. How is this walking stick made?"

Li Yuer hurried forward and took the crutch. It seemed that Li Yuer was not very tall now and was even shorter than the crutch.

There are many kinds of crutches. Most of the crutches used by the elderly are walking sticks, and most of the crutches used by disabled people to assist walking are armpit crutches. The one that Li Yuer customized is this one.

The crutches can not only support the weight of the human body, but also prevent the broken legs from breaking and causing secondary injuries, which is just right for Li Laoer to use now.

Mu Ren Zhang is indeed a famous carpenter with skillful hands. The surface of the crutch is very smooth and delicate. The crutch is also very strong and ergonomic. Even the part under the armpit that bears the force is thoughtfully installed with cotton pads. It can be said that it is no worse than those produced by modern machines.

Even in terms of appearance and craftsmanship, its beauty completely surpasses that of machine products.

Li Yuer discovered that Mu Ren Zhang might be an aestheticist, and everything he made looked very beautiful.